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 than elytra, rather coarsely and densely punctate with smooth middle- 

 line; elytra most often as long as pronotum, sometimes a little longer 

 than same, with coarse and dense rowed punctation, and on the deflected 

 side-margin with two, very fine parallel side ridges; abdomen with fine 

 and rather dense punctation. L. 7-8 mm. 



In the d* the abdominal sixth ventral Joint at tip deeply and nar- 

 rowly incised, and above the incision grooved; the fifth joint at middle 

 with two small bosses placed close together and is behind these broad- 

 ly impressed. 



Local and as a whole rare. It is found preferably on or near the 

 beach, under stones, at roots of plants, on damp slopes, at the outflow 

 of streams etc. (^illeleje, Hulerjfld, Tisvilde and several other places 

 in Sjaelland; Pomlenakke Strand in Falster; Bornholm; Fyen; Strand at 

 Aarhus). Hhere it is found the larvae is presumably also to be discovered. 

 Distributed in the main part of Europe, in Algiers and Madeira. 



2. Subgenus Tetartopeus Czwal. 



2. L. quadratum Peyk. 



(Payk. Mon. Staph. 2S; Erichs. Kaf. Uk. Br. I, 507; Oen. Spec. Staph. 

 595; Kraatz Ins. D. II, 678; Thorns. Skand. Col. II, 200; Muls. et Rey 

 Br^vip. 1878, 68; ianglb. Kfif. M. II, 508). 



Broadest across the elytra, to the fore and the back narrowing, iden- 

 tified especially by the rounded shape of the head and very narrow neck, 

 also by the ordinarily unicolorous black elytra. 



Black; head and pronotum glistening; elytra with dull shine, together 

 with the dull abdomen finely haired; antennae, mouth-parts, and legs pitch- 



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